There's this book that I've used, and so Michelle by extension has used it, because we ran Newport together in 2005(?). Amy, you've got the book. Mike, you've heard me rave about it. It's called The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer. If you want the book, it's here.
We're gonna use their schedule cause it works and it doesn't require you to quit your job to run three times a day and it only takes 16 weeks to get there. The book puts a lot of focus on mental preparation. You can be an utterly average runner and use your super awesome mental powers to do the marathon. As an utterly average runner myself, I can attest to this. You do have to train though. And that will be the focus of this blog.
Training will begin on February 4th. That's 3 and a half weeks to lay down the base and then 16 + 1 weeks till the big day. The extra week is for injury recovery, illness or unforeseen whathaveyou during your training. That's not a lot of wiggle room, but if you have too much it might psych you out.
I'm sure we're all at different levels of readiness but we're all gonna run this marathon. We don't have to run it side-by-side, but training as a (virtual) group and posting our runs should help us keep our momentum. To start the training, you must be able to run continuously for 30 minutes. You don't have to be able to enjoy doing that, but you have to be able to do it. Amy, you know how to get there and I have no doubt you can do it in three and a half weeks.
For the blog, I'll email everyone an invitation and we can record our runs, comments, complaints, injuries, inspirational tidbits, and toward the end of the training, our travel itineraries and plans for accommodations in sunny Newport, Oregon.
Let's all register today. Can we all register today? I'm gonna do it at 5PM Eastern time. Don't delay or see how it goes. That's an excuse not to do it. Spend the 50 bucks. Declare yourself a marathoner. Tell everyone you know that you're doing it. This is gonna be awesome.
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